The "Tornado" Power of God

679- Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 2Sa 22:32,33, “For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? 33 God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect. Having just spoken of trial by fire which is used to test the veracity of God's Word, David now reiterates some of the things he has learned from the Word of God about God. First and foremost, who is God but the Lord? There are no other gods! Though we may chase after idols and look for other means to escape the trials of life, it is only God who can deliver. He is also our rock, our solid base. He is our strength as the Apostle Paul was reminded of in the midst of his trials, “And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My STRENGTH is made perfect in weakness." (2 Cor 12:9) He is also our power. The word means “force” and it comes from a root word that means twist. Does that remind you of anything in nature? How many times have we seen news reports or maybe even some of you have experienced the power and devastation of a twister. At this point some may say, well I've never seen that kind of spiritual power working in my life! But just because we haven't seen it doesn't mean we haven't experienced it. Let's recall the time when the Syrians had surrounded the Israelites. “And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?" 16 So he answered, "Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them." 17 And Elisha prayed, and said, "LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." Then the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. (2 Ki 6:15-17) God's twister power was unleashed on behalf of the Israelites and the Syrian army was roundly defeated and scattered. The servant couldn't see it, but God's angel armies were there and they delivered. I think we would all be amazed if we ever saw how many times God has wielded his “tornado” power in our own lives against our spiritual enemies. Are you embattled today? Remember the twister power of God and pray with David in the 68th Psalm, “Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered;”